Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.